Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has handed in decommissioning plans for the Saltire platform in the North Sea.

The proposals, handed in to regulator OPRED, cover removal of the topsides, a wellhead protection unit and associated pipeline. The platform jacket is subject to separate plans.

Repsol Sinopec has set out a planned removal window for the Saltire topsides, which weigh more than 12,000 tonnes, starting from Q2 2027, though this is subject to change.

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